In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, the earth shook, rattled, and rolled, devastating the city of San Francisco and causing the Great Fire. The epicenter of the 1906 earthquake can be seen from the vista point in parking lot 8.

This is an important part of Bay Area history, not because the earthquake nearly destroyed the entire city, but because we were able to rebuild the city from such a huge natural disaster. As the 100th anniversary approaches, Skyline is planning to install a memorial plaque commemorating the anniversary of the earthquake and fire.

On April 6, there were plans to hold an event placing a memorial plaque at the vista point with information about the earthquake. Due to recent weather, the event was canceled and is currently being rescheduled for a later time.

“It has to be attached to the wall [at the vista point] with plaster and cement,” said Mike Williamson, dean of science, math and technology. “With the rainy weather they have not had enough days in a row to install the plaque.”

The plaque should be installed within the next month, provided there is a break in the weather long enough for the work to be done.